The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-03-25
LETTER FROM %POPLARtILLE
POPLARvILLE, Mss, March y. 1857.

Correspondent Democrat-Star.
Almost wInITy winds have pre-
f. vailed daring the past lew day,
a and spring, in its new dress &
y green leaves aud budding flower,
seems to standard walt for thes
e wild winds to wait oil winter away
a The young corn and all gardel
! truck does not grow off IA we'll al
We hoped tor.
Poplarville has not advertised
any big boom yet, but We expect t
, call attention to this place before
5 the year is out. 1t Is given up thal
we have the best location and thu
prettiest town on this road, aud al
some time in the not distant future
We expect to have q county site
here.
Here is a little item which | take
from the New Orleans Piccywne:
"a Florida Land Scheme Nipprd
in the Bud. Cincinnati, March 10,
Guy Weber, treasurer and mana.
ger OF the st. Andrews Bay Land
Company lot FlOrida) was arrested
this afternoon on a charge of miSus
ing the United States mails by
sending out circulars and matter
designed to defraud. The cOmpa
ny have been Offering to sell lots in
Florida at 81 apiece"
1t is reported here on the streets
this morning that a new firm are
going TO put up "a large saw mill
here. Members OF the firm who
own land III the vicinity are here.
They say their mill will be "a large
one. Boom! whOop la!
The winsOme, bright eyed Miss
Ellen Welsh stopped over a day OF
two with us It's she was on her way
to her home in louisiana. She has
many friends here who are made
glad when she visits our town.
Miss Jessie Tagg, from Alabama,
is on a visit to relatives in this
place.
Mr.. Russell Smith has Just re
turned from another visit TO Gainse.
Vile.
Our young friend aud townsman,
Squire Geo. Ellis intends 500 to
make his headquarters ut Bay 81.
Louis. We will regret parting
with him and wish bin abundant
success Wherever he goes.
Election of Board of Mayor and
Alderman for the town ut Poplar
vile will be held OH the first Mon.
day in May.
We hope that III county Asses
SorS viii see to IL That property is
given IN at a fair valuation. Thous.
lndS of acres of land bought up bl
Spectators and held now at ex
fremtly high prices, are often given
IN at a low figure, sometimes MOI
exceeding government price. For
instance, there aIe several ditfereut
bodies of land neal here that are f0I
sale ut from $40 to $50 per acr,
aud even at that price the %purchas
required to buy not less LLau
o r eighty acres and some
lines more.
Last week / made il visit to an
I'D town. Situated on the east
ct EAST Pearl river about
.wcnty five miles above It's entrancr
ht0 the guilt is the old town OF
gainesville, Miss. In the olden
ime, before the projectors OF IA once
prosperous village had surveyed lis :
~.tFeets, squares, landings etc. the
had been called Pearl Bluff !
The old plot of the town, now ia 4
possession OF Capt. VIM. Mars,
.hOws that 1t was recorded by 4
Jerk OF the cOaIts, Mr.. Roderick
Seal, now State SeDator from his o.
District. The deed, and many OH II
IS that followed, were male 10 our o
hasers by Charles Frazer, a SON
d law of il Mr.. Gaines, after whom tC
he town was named. IL was here IL
and VIM. j. POitevent lived P
nd here that those energetic sons /,
I the latter were born and rear. fl
i. John, who is senior partner OF h
;. & +. mills at Pennington, and n
IIss Eliza Jane Poitevent, that "
Eeet pOetess aud graceful writer
nd friend OF her sex, was born, and
10, under the n0m de plume of
Rivers" endeared herself 10
lie hearts of so many people. The
Il place is situated IL the head of
lie water navigation, aud il WAS
this place that the cotton. 1
down Pearl river ON A,i
bats and down the big road on
asOns, found its exit on the way
New Orleans. Several saw mills
been built and have made
tor their OWE $. The last 9,
Ie, owned by Capt. a. Poirevpnt. v
Irned dow 4 few years ago, This I.
uow Il splendid opening here for A
mill, brick yard aud t~urptntine =
.sluess. The country around has
own up again in pine Suitable for \ .
W logs, those streams, Mikes riy
Turtle Skin creek, Habolocbitto L.
and East Pearl river aft ord a
of floating logs to the mill I
Is. The old court house. n relic En-
prosperous days, the DAYS
len our cOuntry's flag foated
ID on the breeze from the LOFTY Eve
le that proudly stood near The
lrt house doO". Here it was that
quen. met like billiard, A.G. ~
and others poured forth fire